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<li><a href="#globals_class_buffer">Class: <code>Buffer</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_dirname"><code>__dirname</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_filename"><code>__filename</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_clearimmediate_immediateobject"><code>clearImmediate(immediateObject)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_clearinterval_intervalobject"><code>clearInterval(intervalObject)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_cleartimeout_timeoutobject"><code>clearTimeout(timeoutObject)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_console"><code>console</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_exports"><code>exports</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_global"><code>global</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_module"><code>module</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_process"><code>process</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_queuemicrotask_callback"><code>queueMicrotask(callback)</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_require"><code>require()</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_setimmediate_callback_args"><code>setImmediate(callback[, ...args])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_setinterval_callback_delay_args"><code>setInterval(callback, delay[, ...args])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_settimeout_callback_delay_args"><code>setTimeout(callback, delay[, ...args])</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_textdecoder"><code>TextDecoder</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_textencoder"><code>TextEncoder</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_url"><code>URL</code></a></li>
<li><a href="#globals_urlsearchparams"><code>URLSearchParams</code></a></li>
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        <h1>Global objects<span><a class="mark" href="#globals_global_objects" id="globals_global_objects">#</a></span></h1>


<p>These objects are available in all modules. The following variables may appear
to be global but are not. They exist only in the scope of modules, see the
<a href="modules.html">module system documentation</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="modules.html#modules_dirname"><code>__dirname</code></a></li>
<li><a href="modules.html#modules_filename"><code>__filename</code></a></li>
<li><a href="modules.html#modules_exports"><code>exports</code></a></li>
<li><a href="modules.html#modules_module"><code>module</code></a></li>
<li><a href="modules.html#modules_require_id"><code>require()</code></a></li>
</ul>
<p>The objects listed here are specific to Node.js. There are <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects">built-in objects</a>
that are part of the JavaScript language itself, which are also globally
accessible.</p>
<h2>Class: <code>Buffer</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_class_buffer" id="globals_class_buffer">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v0.1.103</span>
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<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a></li>
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<p>Used to handle binary data. See the <a href="buffer.html">buffer section</a>.</p>
<h2><code>__dirname</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_dirname" id="globals_dirname">#</a></span></h2>
<p>This variable may appear to be global but is not. See <a href="modules.html#modules_dirname"><code>__dirname</code></a>.</p>
<h2><code>__filename</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_filename" id="globals_filename">#</a></span></h2>
<p>This variable may appear to be global but is not. See <a href="modules.html#modules_filename"><code>__filename</code></a>.</p>
<h2><code>clearImmediate(immediateObject)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_clearimmediate_immediateobject" id="globals_clearimmediate_immediateobject">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v0.9.1</span>
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<p><a href="timers.html#timers_clearimmediate_immediate"><code>clearImmediate</code></a> is described in the <a href="timers.html">timers</a> section.</p>
<h2><code>clearInterval(intervalObject)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_clearinterval_intervalobject" id="globals_clearinterval_intervalobject">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v0.0.1</span>
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<p><a href="timers.html#timers_clearinterval_timeout"><code>clearInterval</code></a> is described in the <a href="timers.html">timers</a> section.</p>
<h2><code>clearTimeout(timeoutObject)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_cleartimeout_timeoutobject" id="globals_cleartimeout_timeoutobject">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v0.0.1</span>
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<p><a href="timers.html#timers_cleartimeout_timeout"><code>clearTimeout</code></a> is described in the <a href="timers.html">timers</a> section.</p>
<h2><code>console</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_console" id="globals_console">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v0.1.100</span>
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<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
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<p>Used to print to stdout and stderr. See the <a href="console.html"><code>console</code></a> section.</p>
<h2><code>exports</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_exports" id="globals_exports">#</a></span></h2>
<p>This variable may appear to be global but is not. See <a href="modules.html#modules_exports"><code>exports</code></a>.</p>
<h2><code>global</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_global" id="globals_global">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v0.1.27</span>
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<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a> The global namespace object.</li>
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<p>In browsers, the top-level scope is the global scope. This means that
within the browser <code>var something</code> will define a new global variable. In
Node.js this is different. The top-level scope is not the global scope;
<code>var something</code> inside a Node.js module will be local to that module.</p>
<h2><code>module</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_module" id="globals_module">#</a></span></h2>
<p>This variable may appear to be global but is not. See <a href="modules.html#modules_module"><code>module</code></a>.</p>
<h2><code>process</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_process" id="globals_process">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v0.1.7</span>
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<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
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<p>The process object. See the <a href="process.html#process_process"><code>process</code> object</a> section.</p>
<h2><code>queueMicrotask(callback)</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_queuemicrotask_callback" id="globals_queuemicrotask_callback">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v11.0.0</span>
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<ul>
<li><code>callback</code> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function" class="type">&#x3C;Function></a> Function to be queued.</li>
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<p>The <code>queueMicrotask()</code> method queues a microtask to invoke <code>callback</code>. If
<code>callback</code> throws an exception, the <a href="process.html#process_process"><code>process</code> object</a> <code>'uncaughtException'</code>
event will be emitted.</p>
<p>The microtask queue is managed by V8 and may be used in a similar manner to
the <a href="process.html#process_process_nexttick_callback_args"><code>process.nextTick()</code></a> queue, which is managed by Node.js. The
<code>process.nextTick()</code> queue is always processed before the microtask queue
within each turn of the Node.js event loop.</p>
<pre><code class="language-js"><span class="hljs-comment">// Here, `queueMicrotask()` is used to ensure the 'load' event is always</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// emitted asynchronously, and therefore consistently. Using</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// `process.nextTick()` here would result in the 'load' event always emitting</span>
<span class="hljs-comment">// before any other promise jobs.</span>

DataHandler.prototype.load = <span class="hljs-keyword">async</span> <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword">function</span> <span class="hljs-title">load</span>(<span class="hljs-params">key</span>) </span>{
  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> hit = <span class="hljs-built_in">this</span>._cache.get(url);
  <span class="hljs-keyword">if</span> (hit !== <span class="hljs-literal">undefined</span>) {
    queueMicrotask(<span class="hljs-function">() =></span> {
      <span class="hljs-built_in">this</span>.emit(<span class="hljs-string">'load'</span>, hit);
    });
    <span class="hljs-keyword">return</span>;
  }

  <span class="hljs-keyword">const</span> data = <span class="hljs-keyword">await</span> fetchData(key);
  <span class="hljs-built_in">this</span>._cache.set(url, data);
  <span class="hljs-built_in">this</span>.emit(<span class="hljs-string">'load'</span>, data);
};</code></pre>
<h2><code>require()</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_require" id="globals_require">#</a></span></h2>
<p>This variable may appear to be global but is not. See <a href="modules.html#modules_require_id"><code>require()</code></a>.</p>
<h2><code>setImmediate(callback[, ...args])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_setimmediate_callback_args" id="globals_setimmediate_callback_args">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v0.9.1</span>
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<p><a href="timers.html#timers_setimmediate_callback_args"><code>setImmediate</code></a> is described in the <a href="timers.html">timers</a> section.</p>
<h2><code>setInterval(callback, delay[, ...args])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_setinterval_callback_delay_args" id="globals_setinterval_callback_delay_args">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v0.0.1</span>
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<p><a href="timers.html#timers_setinterval_callback_delay_args"><code>setInterval</code></a> is described in the <a href="timers.html">timers</a> section.</p>
<h2><code>setTimeout(callback, delay[, ...args])</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_settimeout_callback_delay_args" id="globals_settimeout_callback_delay_args">#</a></span></h2>
<div class="api_metadata">
<span>Added in: v0.0.1</span>
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<p><a href="timers.html#timers_settimeout_callback_delay_args"><code>setTimeout</code></a> is described in the <a href="timers.html">timers</a> section.</p>
<h2><code>TextDecoder</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_textdecoder" id="globals_textdecoder">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v11.0.0</span>
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<p>The WHATWG <code>TextDecoder</code> class. See the <a href="util.html#util_class_util_textdecoder"><code>TextDecoder</code></a> section.</p>
<h2><code>TextEncoder</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_textencoder" id="globals_textencoder">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v11.0.0</span>
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<p>The WHATWG <code>TextEncoder</code> class. See the <a href="util.html#util_class_util_textencoder"><code>TextEncoder</code></a> section.</p>
<h2><code>URL</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_url" id="globals_url">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v10.0.0</span>
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<p>The WHATWG <code>URL</code> class. See the <a href="url.html#url_class_url"><code>URL</code></a> section.</p>
<h2><code>URLSearchParams</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_urlsearchparams" id="globals_urlsearchparams">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v10.0.0</span>
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<p>The WHATWG <code>URLSearchParams</code> class. See the <a href="url.html#url_class_urlsearchparams"><code>URLSearchParams</code></a> section.</p>
<h2><code>WebAssembly</code><span><a class="mark" href="#globals_webassembly" id="globals_webassembly">#</a></span></h2>
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<span>Added in: v8.0.0</span>
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<ul>
<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object" class="type">&#x3C;Object></a></li>
</ul>
<p>The object that acts as the namespace for all W3C
<a href="https://webassembly.org">WebAssembly</a> related functionality. See the
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAssembly">Mozilla Developer Network</a> for usage and compatibility.</p>
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